Frankford residents arrested

Around 4 p.m. Sunday, police were flagged down on the 2300 block of Cottman Avenue and were told three men in a white minivan had just broken into a red Saturn in the Roosevelt Mall vehicle. Police saw the van exit the mall and gave chase up Bustleton Avenue. Several officers joined the pursuit, which only ended after the van crashed into a car on the 6000 block of Alma Street, police said.

Police said the men punched and kicked at officers. Arrested were Angel Guzman, 19, of the 3500 block of North 8th Street; Jonathan NegronVelez, 21, of the 4600 block of Horrocks Street; and Ramon Seijo, 28, also of the 4600 block of Horrocks Street.